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Oct 9: Workers from the shalefields tell their stories

The first in a series on fracking and health, this event will feature several Marcellus Shale workers sharing their stories and insights. Talks will be followed by an opportunity for Q&A.

The series is sponsored by several nonprofits -- including Marcellus Protest, Marcellus Outreach Butler, Clean Water Action, PennEnvironment, and the Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club -- and is also made possible by donations contributed at the Gasland II premiere.

Who is Maren?

Maren serves on the board of the Group Against Smog & Pollution, the Environmental Committee of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and the steering committee of Transition Pittsburgh. She's a Tree Pittsburgh Tree Tender, a Phipps Conservatory Master Gardener, and a Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Urban Ecosteward, and founded the Edible Schoolyard at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8. Maren has been closely involved in the Urban Farming Initiative, the Green Education Movement, Three Rivers Bioneers, the Urban Ecology Collaborative, the Pittsburgh Organizing Committee of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, and Sierra Club’s Shale Gas Action Group.
Putting Down Roots is a source for Science & Environmental Education and Consulting, Sustainability Salons, Organic Production, Documentation, Graphics and Communications for Sustainable Communities... Local food systems, urban agriculture, permaculture, green building, and green business.
Maren can be reached by email at maren dot cooke at gmail dot com .